Autographic register



Filed July 16, 1932 es, %%rnegs 1 ATE OFF E if If if! TiQIQsssao n r l TOGRAPHICREGISTER Ito'uis Jens en; Ill., assignor to United ...Autographie Register 00., a, corporation of meant July 16, 1932, Serial No. 622,929

The present invention pertains to a simple sheet of metal '7 which formsthe top wall of the form"of autographic register, adapted to b'e ca'rcompartment, and flanges '7 which embracethe ried in the hand and to serve as a substitute for upper portions of the side-walls 2. r The rear end salesbo'oks, or sales pads; i I of the platen has a depending flange 7 which is r The invention provides a simple, "practicable spaced some distance 'in front or the rear end 5 device of the character'indicatedwhichenables Wall 1'=. continuous-form"stationery to-be' employed in a The upper edges of the side walls 2 of the cashandecarried'de'vice; a r ing are provided with clenching-lugs indicated The invention constitutes ainodification ofand at 2 ,'which extend through slots' in the plate 7 improvement upon the invention 'describedin and serve to secure the platen in position. Also, 10"

Jensen application Ser; No.- 5 69,338, filed October the side walls 2 have forward extensions 2 which 16, 1931 V projectin front of the end-wall 3 and arepro- Referring to the accompanying drawing, which vided with inturned flanges 29; The platen has a n forward'extension 7 which rests uponthe flanges illustrates a-prefrred' embddiinentz Y 'Fig. -l is a perspective viewfsli'ghtly broken, of 2 and is secured thereto'by means of studs-8 15 v a register embo'dying the inventiorf;Fig. 2; a verwhich serve also as stop-lugs, or register pins ticallongitudinal sectibnal View of the samegthe The members 8 are'shownas fiat pieces ofmetal dotted lines showing therearefid closure in open which'have reduced shanks which extend through; position; Fig. aa' transverse' sectiohalviw -taken slots in the "extension 7 and through the inturned as indicated'at linet of Fig."2; Fig.4, a fragfiangesZ, these reduced shanks being-riveted at' 20 men'tary view-in the' nature of a section takenas their lower ends, as; indicated at 8 1 indicated at the '=line -4 of-Fig. 3';- =Fig".i'5,- a broken Also, the platen Bis provided just back of the plan View illustrating a slight modification of the. end-wall 3 with a transverse depression 7 the carbon-holderfFig. Bf'aitransverse section taken purpose'ofwhi'ch will be explained laterg' The as indicated at line 6 of Fig. 5;' and-'Fig.}7; a lateral flanges? of" the platen are provided with 25" I broken perspectivview'similar'to Fi showing outwardly struck hollowbossesfl which constia'slight'modi'fication f r tute'the'inner members of snap-buttons adapted Referring to the? mbodiment shown in Figs. to secure the skeleton cover 0 in position. 1 -4, A' designates fa shallow}elongated' casing, Just back of the platenagid below the left adapted to serv'e' s1'1'pply-'-compartrnen't conthereof, a guide-roll 9 ;is -journaled inthe rear- 3 0 tainingja laig-zag'"folded" piacket of continuousward extensions of the side wa1ls 2 of; the casing. form stationery; B, 'aplaten"forming a top'for An abutment 10 is associated with a} guide-roll said compartment; and Caaskeleton 'cover which beingpreferablvdisposed below and slightly 'in preferably is detachably connected with the cas front of the guide-roll. In'the formshown, the mg by' means 'of-snap-buttons 1 abutment comprises an angular member'having 35 he ca fi w mDl Q bQttOm a horizontal flange IO -secured" to thepivoted wall 1', lateral walls-2yand' a'i 'front end 'wal1 '3. bottom section l havinga, verticalmember 10 Preferably, the bottom wall' cornprises "a stati'Onwhich is equipped with spring-fingers 10 adapted a y a section 1a tf d i n-"1 w os to coact-with the'guide 9 and apply light tension 40- front end'is connectedby af-hin'ge l-to therear t t stationry a Q L n o e a p membe i i D designates apacket of zig-zag folded stationm g-W f tfih,- 'P Y d bottom ery' Within the supply-compartment,from which 5 1 oym hnteg al ywi l? F d-Twat. strips D are led rearwardly about the guide 9, a h PP K F F= i 9 I e51d w2 ms and thence'forwardly over the platen B. A car-"' 2-and1s equipped-with a catch-flange 1 wh1ch a t th U engages notches '5 -with wh ichfltlie rear upper 9 t a, erpose e W n PiP -r corners of th'e'sid 'w'all' Zara-provided; '5 1 lf h rm f f t t h h The botto'm w'all' in; pr'remmy is- 1mm P ece ab e-P T a provided;w;ith"buttons, or ho lowbosses, 6, which r s e e 'fl f m wh1ch m be f so may be forined by stamping the mtal 'of the-bot Celluloid, P 1' de tom downwardly. Preferably, two of 'thes'ebosses 'l fsifile fiangesfl of the casingar -fihown P ar'e placednear-the front 'end f -the bottom}-and Vided at their upper es with notches 12;"and two br t em-areassbiate' t the pivoted'bot' the carbon-holder 11 is shown} engaging "the" menses offjnotches. After thecarbbnvhasbeen fa-thin" used for a time the holder may be shi'fted tothe" f rear set of notches to enable the portions of the carbon which is in active use to be renewed.

The skeleton-cover C is shown as comprising a metal plate 13 which is cut away, as indicated at 13, to expose the stationery D. This plate is provided with corresponding lateral flanges 13 and a depending rear flange 13, which is equipped lmiih asiih ener Thefl h e 1.33 embrace the flanges of the platen and are equipped with outwardly struck bosses 13, adapt ed to act as snap-buttons and engage the bosses '7 with which the flanges of the platen are equipped. The construction of the skelet nicov-i er C is such that the rear flange 13 may be brought into engagement with thef'rear end wall 1, and the cover may then be" pressed downward into position, in which action, the buttons 13 are snapped into engagement with theibuttons 'l; J 7

The cover C has at its front end a transversely extending member 13 which is equipped at its ref ab y th l hehdih prci e ieii. is larger,

planes and engage notchesr 'In'the modification shown in l ligsib andiathe, qasinsis d si nated A}, and ,th lplat n sr-desise-c ated B. Th c nstruetion, is th same as the pr v usly des ibe ccnstrsuc exc pt hat or deeper a it ht :port one j that he is a tenden to cau e th nterm dia e er ien c the. tr pse nei e iep ciee u wardly pear hEi i l4- i 's si ed eh w d pr ieeiinezhhhe ei iias f henrevide i i e th d nies.-

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and in shipping rooms where often it is desirable for the person making out shipping receipts, way rbi-lls orltheslike, to move about and always-have ehfilyh s rnpi aduplicating machine of this character,

The foregoing q etailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of theipri r arts c What L eserdas ncmmckdesiretc. secureszby Lehersliateat. s: 1

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6. An autographic register comprising a shallow elongated compartment having a bottom wall equipped with a pivoted extension carrying a rear end wall for the compartment; a platen forming a top wall for said compartment; a guideroll disposed near the rear end of. said platen; an abutment carried by the pivoted member and yieldingly co-acting with said guide-roll to frictionally engage strips led from said compartment;

and a skeleton cover having flanges embracing the upper portion of the compartment and rear end closure.

'7. An autographic register comprising an elongated shallow compartment equipped with a top wall constituting a platen having a recess near its front end, said platen having a forward extension forming a ledge; flat register-pins carried by said ledge and adapted to engage V- shaped notches at the lateral edges of stationerystrips; a guide near the rear end of the platen over which stationery-strips may be drawn across the platen; and a skeleton-cover embracing the upper portion of the compartment and equipped at its front end with a cross-member having a depending projection adapted to'bend the stationery strips into said recesses and thereby turn the front end portions upwardly.

8. An autographic register comprising a casing provided at its upper portion with a platen and beneath said platen with an elongated supplycompartment adapted to contain zig-zag folded continuous stationery, a transverse guide in said casing near the rear end of said platen about which stationery may be drawn from said supplycompartment on to said platen, a pivotally mounted angular member having a member constituting a portion of the bottom of the casing and having a member forming an end wall for the casing, and an abutment member carried by said angular member and spaced from the member which forms said end wall and havingits upper portion forming a guide for the stationery disposed in front of said first-mentioned guide.

9. A device as specified in claim 1, in which the platen is further provided with a short upwardly extending boss positioned in front of said recess so as to further assist in bending the strips upwardly.

10. An autographic register comprising a compartment for continuous-form stationery, a platen equipped on its upper surface near its front end with a projection, and a guide-member overlying the strips .back of said projection adapted'to coact with said projection to bend the front ends of stationery-strips upwardly.

11. An autographic register comprising a shallow elongated compartment having side walls provided near their upper rear portions with sets of notches; a top for said compartment forming a platen; a transverse guide near the rear of said platen over which strips may be drawn from said compartment to said platen; a skeleton cover adapted to fit over the platen and form a closure for said. notches; and a carbon holder adapted to engage either set of said notches, the thickness of said holder being substantially less than the depth of the notches so that the holder may float between saidstrips of stationery when said cover is in position.

LOUIS JENSEN. 

